Checking In:
A clear and sunny 35ºF for today’s low temperature; a clear and sunny 52ºF presently,; and with all the sun today’s high temperature may reach the mid 50ºF’s. The (dried) black bean soup that I made last night was really good with homemade (smoked) turkey stock and the smoked pork butt that I purchased from the nearby smokehouse that I recently “discovered.” We’ll be eating this soup for a long time.

. A beautiful day here to putter around outside. The weekly dump run accomplished.
BEF- Good luck with the GDO challenges.
Buppies- Good luck with your truck shopping.
Drew- I am happy that your guests and you had a great meal and those leftovers look to be good eats.
Randy- I am sorry to read about Ellen’s Dad, Mom, and Sister. My + thoughts, wishes, and prayers. I hope you enjoy the car show.
Don- Thanks for sharing your video. I know from personal experience that a rat snake’s bite hurts and they really do stink when agitated.
Rick- Thanks for sharing the pictures. It looks pretty dry down your way.
Ted- It reads like progress is really being made on the transition. I hope that your knee is is cooperating w/o too much discomfort. I am sorry to read about the BO’d door and the need for a second choice. “… They will sure be better than looking at everything on the shelves and the water heater / plumbing, and valves.” That’s what we dealt with when we first bought our house and along with no cabinets there were no closets, leaking home made double paned windows, no cellar, 3 old smokey wood stoves, and electric heat. It was obvious that the previous owners had a large male cat.
I hope that everyone is having a decent Saturday and that everyone can get some R&R this weekend.
My + thoughts and prayers.